General Awareness ยท History
Historical Dates and Firsts
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Historical dates and firsts questions test your memory of significant global milestones in sports, science, technology, and literature. These factual questions appear regularly in SSC, banking, and state PSC general awareness papers. Use these questions to quickly memorize important historical events and their exact years.
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Historical Dates and Firsts Questions
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The Nobel Prize in Economics (officially the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences) was established in 1969, unlike the other Nobel Prizes which were founded in 1901. It was created by the Sveriges Riksbank (Sweden's central bank) in memory of Alfred Nobel, and was first awarded to Ragnar Frisch and Jan Tinbergen.
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The first radio broadcast was made in 1906 by Reginald Fessenden. He successfully transmitted voice and music on Christmas Eve 1906 from Brant Rock, Massachusetts. Earlier experiments by Marconi and others were telegraph (Morse code) only, not voice broadcasting.
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Mount Everest was first successfully climbed on May 29, 1953 by Sir Edmund Hillary from New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa of Nepal. This historic achievement opened the door to modern high-altitude mountaineering.
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Humanoid robots are being developed since 1975, when Wabot-I was presented in Japan.
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Sir Peter Ustinov, the renowned British actor, writer, and filmmaker, was born on April 16, 1921. He was a two-time Academy Award winner and known for his versatile talents.
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Voltaire, the French Enlightenment writer and philosopher, was born on November 21, 1694. He is famous for works like Candide and his advocacy for civil liberties.
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Queen Victoria was born on May 24, 1819. She was the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 until her death in 1901, giving her name to the Victorian era.
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Richard Wagner, the German composer known for his epic operas, was born on May 22, 1813. His famous works include The Ring Cycle and Tristan und Isolde.
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Lech Walesa, the Polish politician and labor activist, was born on September 29, 1943. He co-founded the Solidarity movement and later served as President of Poland, winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983.
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Orson Welles, the American actor, director, and writer, was born on May 6, 1915. He is best known for his groundbreaking film Citizen Kane and the infamous War of the Worlds radio broadcast.
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George Washington, the first President of the United States, was born on February 22, 1732. He led the Continental Army to victory in the American Revolutionary War.
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Mae West, the American actress, playwright, and sex symbol, was born on August 17, 1892. She was known for her bold double entendres and career in vaudeville, stage, and film.
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John Wilkinson (1728-1808) was an English industrialist known as 'the father of the iron trade' for his innovations in iron manufacturing during the Industrial Revolution. He was born in 1728.
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George Whitefield (1714-1770) was an English Anglican preacher and one of the key figures of the Methodist movement alongside John Wesley. He was born on December 27, 1714 in Gloucester.